Be careful when choosing wishes based on recent years' benchmark scores
Each school has a formula for converting benchmark scores, candidates are confused
In 2025, a new point in university admissions is that schools must convert the benchmark scores between admission methods and admission combinations to a common scale to ensure fairness. However, in reality, each school has its own conversion method, causing a significant difference between scores and making it difficult for candidates to follow. Some schools do not announce a clear formula, only stating the final conversion results, causing students to spend a lot of time researching and calculating.
Many candidates reported feelings of confusion and overload when having to process a lot of confusing information from schools, especially when using many admission methods. The same scores for the competency assessment exam but the conversion scores for the 30-level scale are different between schools, causing inconsistency and concerns about unfairness. Not only students, parents also feel confused and worried when they do not clearly understand how to calculate scores.
Admissions experts recommend that candidates should proactively study the regulations carefully, not rely too much on the benchmark scores of previous years. Candidates only need to arbitrarily arrange according to their preferences, choose the school and major; the system will automatically choose the most beneficial admission combination/metody. While general admission data is processed by the Ministry of Education and Training, schools will process their own admission data. See more...
Time for teachers to start calculating seniority allowances
Ms. Nguyen Thanh Thuy (Hanoi) is an English teacher at a public high school, admitted to the education sector in September 2020. Previously, she taught for 11 years and 6 months at a non-public high school and had to pay compulsory social insurance.
Ms. Thuy questioned whether she was entitled to seniority allowances for teachers right from the time of admission or had to wait 5 years to join the payroll, and what is the current allowance percentage.
The Ministry of Education and Training said that according to Decree 77/2021/ND-CP, teaching time with compulsory social insurance contributions at non-public institutions is also counted to consider seniority allowances. With 11 years and 6 months of social insurance contributions, Ms. Thuy is entitled to a 5% seniority allowance for the first 5 years, and each subsequent year is added by 1%. See more...
Principal chokes up when school is destroyed by flood
The historic flood in the West of Nghe An caused heavy damage to My Ly 2 Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities. The water reached the 2nd floor, sweeping away all assets including TVs, refrigerators, computers, desks and chairs, books, student and teacher's belongings. Principal Tran Sy Ha had to spend a day and a half in the forest, cross the flood to school, burst into tears when witnessing the desolation and mud flooding up to 3m deep in a campus of over 5,300m2.
Floods have caused severe impacts on 17 schools in Nghe An, many schools have been eroded, deeply flooded, and have suffered damage to facilities. 84 teachers' houses were also swept away or submerged, and their property was severely damaged. At My Ly 2 School, the large amount of mud and soil made cleaning difficult, the school is calling for teachers, parents and social forces to support.
Faced with the heavy damage caused by storm No. 3, the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An province has launched a campaign to support and call on cadres, teachers, and workers in the whole industry to join hands to support educational institutions and people in flooded areas. Units can donate in cash through the Department's account or send gifts to the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee. The education sector and local people are in great need of sharing and help from the community. See more...
